Category: Coasts & Marine
Poecilids, Livebearing Fish of the Florida Panhandle
January 27, 2022
Members of the family Poeciliidae are what many call “livebearers”. Live bearing meaning they do lay eggs as most fish do, but rather give birth to live young. But this is not to be confused with live-bearing you find in mammals – ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural ResourcesTags: Fish Of The Florida Panhandle, Florida Sea Grant
Is Tuna Trendy?
January 19, 2022
February is American Heart Month and when I think of heart, my thoughts turn to seafood. Perhaps that is unusual, but I love seafood and the fact that the American Heart Association recommends 1 to 2 seafood meals a week fits right into my gastronomic ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural ResourcesTags: Food Is Our Middle Name, Seafood
Downstream of COVID-19
January 18, 2022
As a UF/IFAS extension agent I, like all my extension colleagues, receive a lot of resources about the state of the current COVID-19 pandemic. However, someone who specializes in water resources, I couldn’t envision how COVID-19 would impact ... READ MORE
Category: , Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterTags: Covid-19, Florida Sea Grant, IFASwater, UF IFAS Water Agents, Water Quality
Invitation to participate in Red Tide Website Usability Survey
January 18, 2022
Florida red tides, a harmful algal bloom (HAB) caused by the toxic dinoflagellate Karenia brevis, are a near annual occurrence in the Gulf of Mexico along the west coast of Florida. Occasionally, blooms can reach the Panhandle and east coast ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterTags: Florida Sea Grant, HABs, IFASwater, Red Tide, UF IFAS Water Agents
Invitation to participate in Red Tide Website Usability Survey
January 14, 2022
Florida red tides, a harmful algal bloom (HAB) caused by the toxic dinoflagellate Karenia brevis, are a near annual occurrence in the Gulf of Mexico along the west coast of Florida. Occasionally, blooms can reach the Panhandle and east coast ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterTags: Florida Sea Grant, HABs, IFASwater, Red Tide, UF IFAS Water Agents
Downstream of COVID-19
January 14, 2022
As a UF/IFAS extension agent I, like all my extension colleagues, receive a lot of resources about the state of the current COVID-19 pandemic. However, someone who specializes in water resources, I couldn’t envision how COVID-19 would impact ... READ MORE
Category: , Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterTags: Covid-19, Florida Sea Grant, IFASwater, UF IFAS Water Agents, Water Quality
NCBS Intern Report: Assessing the Functional Equivalency of Mangrove Restoration in SW Florida
January 14, 2022
Written by 2021 Summer Intern, Meredith Anderson This summer, I had the opportunity to intern with UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station. Hosted by the United States Geological Survey Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, I worked on Dr. ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Coastal Habitat, Mangrove, NCBS Interns, Restoration